The Founders' Day event on Thursday 23rd November was a wonderful evening in all sorts of ways: great company and food in the lovely surroundings of Rosslyn Hill Chapel, and a fabulous performance by cellist Joely Koos which was both entertaining and breathtaking. She guided us through the Bach cello suite number one with fascinating background detail about (and audience participation in!) the dances which make up its various movements – and then performed three pieces for cello and voice which were utterly absorbing: intense, extraordinary, unforgettable. The evening was hosted by DaCapo’s lovely teenagers who, led by teacher Louis D’Heudieres, also sang Billy Joel’s "The Longest Time" to start off the evening.
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Our annual Founders' Day celebrates DaCapo's Founders and over 25 years at the forefront of music education with a concert, fundraiser and social evening. Founders Day 2017 will be on November 23rd at Rosslyn Hill Chapel.
Tickets are £10 and can be purchased in advance from...

Since starting in 1991, DaCapo has grown and grown and our Saturday Family Music Centre is a buzzing hive of activity each week. We’ve outgrown our home at Wessex Gardens, with over one hundred and fifty people taking part every week, so the time has come to move to new, bigger premises. From...

On April 23rd, St George's Day, we have a performance by a star – Janis Kelly - in aid of our Symphony of a Thousand Appeal. For more information and to book tickets please go to our Concert Series 2017. ...

We are very grateful to Fortune Green Choir for making DaCapo the chosen charity for their Christmas Concert and Carol Singing this year. The concert will last for an hour - there will be the choir, a smaller ensemble, a solo piano piece and carols for everyone. Mulled wine and mince pies to...

We are very excited to present a special concert in collaboration with London Lawyers Music on January 29th 2017. Taking well known and loved music for orchestra and choir, LLM will illustrate the various options that composers have when writing. Children and audience members will be able to...

Chair of Board of Trustees Vacancy The DaCapo Music Foundation is looking for a new Chair. S/he will have a passion for children’s music education and the ability to provide leadership and direction to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. We are looking for someone who will advocate on behalf of...

We have lots of exciting things in the calendar for 2017. Here are a few key events for your diary: January 29th 2017: London Lawyers Music & DaCapo Family Concert (see below), St Jude's, NW11, 5pm March 26th 2017: Big Performance for teenagers, adults and Attacca, Rosslyn Hill Chapel, NW3, 4pm ...

Street Party was the theme for our annual Summer School, a fantastic week of music-making which culminated in a performance with true feel-good factor, 50 happy children and proud teachers and parents. “The children had such a good time at the summer camp – they learnt such a lot and had great...

We made an exciting office move last month – to the brand new Primary School at Wren Academy. Wren have offered us a lovely office and training space and given us a very warm welcome. We have already started teaching classroom music to Reception and Year 1 children (that’s currently the whole...

Our collection of work called ‘Street Party’ was the theme for an Arts Week at Christchurch Primary School in Chelsea during the summer. Led by Will Dollard, DaCapo teachers delivered a fun-packed programme of music-making. Caroline Ross, the school's music coordinator said: "Our DaCapo Arts...

Jane Cutler and senior teacher Dan Warwick have just returned from introducing the DaCapo approach to 25 music teachers at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. This is the fourth year that we have been invited to give this training course and we are delighted to continue our strong link with music...

MEYRC: Music Educators and Researchers of Young Children DaCapo's principal Jane Cutler has been invited to present a workshop for MEYRC at their annual practice conference at Edge Hill University next month. She will present the DaCapo Early Years programme – its background, activities,...

"As dusk fell on the quiet splendour of London’s Hampstead Garden Suburb, around 70 people gathered into Lutyens’ magnificent St Jude’s Church for the inaugural Founders’ Day concert of the DaCapo Music Foundation. The twin aims of the evening were to celebrate DaCapo’s 25 years of innovative,...

Celebrating 25 years at the forefront of music education 2016 see our first Founder’s Day Concert, an annual event to celebrate the DaCapo anniversary, to enjoy a concert and social gathering, and to fundraise for a chosen cause. The event will feature music from our Composer-in-Residence,...

On 5th November the DaCapo teaching team launched The Wessex Gardens Children's Orchestra. Forty children who all play instruments, from Year 1 to Year 6, came together and started to explore the ins and outs of playing in an orchestra. It was very impressive! Because of the quality and...